This week we discuss the Snake Woman from HISSS. Our last Daughter of Lilith, closing out our Halloween month. HISSS is a Bollywood horror film about a Snake Woman searching for her kidnapped lover. She deals out vengeance as only a giant shape shifting

This week we discuss Sidney from the Scream franchise. Our second Final Girl this Halloween! We talk about Sidney as she faces down murderer after murderer in a deepening spiral of physical and emotional attacks.

This week we discuss Alexa, better known as Lex, from the movie Alien vs Predator. Our first Final Girl of October. We talk about how incredibly awesome she is as she faces down Xenomorphs, Predators, and the freezing temperatures of the Antarctic.

This week’s episode covers the Netflix original movie To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. We discussed the main character of Lara Jean who wrote letters to her crushes that were never meant to be sent. Fictionalfemales.com

This week we discuss Parvana from the film, The Breadwinner. The film is based on a book by the same name. It follows Parvana as she dresses as a boy to get food and money for her family in a war-torn Afghanistan. Fictionalfemales.com

This week we discuss the women in the film Logan Lucky. Sadie and Mellie Logan, Bobby Jo, Special Agent Sarah Grayson, and Sylvia Harrison among others. Diana gets very excited about Sylvia being a Physician Assistant. Two weeks left to respond to

This week we discuss Allison Blake from the show Eureka. She is a multidimensional character in a unique setting. We love talking about her almost as much as we love watching her in action. Check out our poll on fictionalfemales.com

This week we discuss Anna Valerious, the last of her family. We detour into the history of science fiction and Frankenstein. Mary Shelley is the mother of science fiction, after all. Check out our poll on fictionalfemales.com.

This week we have strong opinions about Romeo and Juliet. We discuss the lesson of the play and why we think most people get it wrong. You also get a window into Diana’s childhood of recreating tragic scenes. Fictionalfemales.com

This week we continue to celebrate Pride with Nomi Marks from Sense8. We have fallen completely in love with this Netflix show and Nomi’s character. She is a trans character played by a trans actress and created by two trans women. She’s

Happy Pride! This week we discuss Alexandra and Sin-Dee from the film Tangerine. It is available on Netflix. This film follows two trans-women sex workers on Christmas Eve in LA. It was notably filmed entirely on iphone 5s. Fictionalfemales.com

This week we discuss Keiko O’Brien from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. We feel that she gets an unfair reputation as “just” the wife of Miles O’Brien and she deserves better. She is a ambitious an

This week we discuss Fiona from the Shrek movies. We discuss all the obstacles, both internal and external, that she has to surmount to find her happily ever after. Shrek IMDB Cameron Diaz IMDB P.S. When Cheyenne saw Shrek in theaters for the first ti

This week we are discussing Carmen Cortez from the Spy Kids movies. Carmen has to watch out for her kid brother, be a full time spy, and save the world. That’s a lot of responsibility for anyone but she is always ready to take on the challenge. &#1

This week we discuss the brilliant and courageous Lily Sloane from the Star Trek film, First Contact. The great tragedy is that she built the first warp engine but did not get credit for it. Fictionalfemales.com Podcast Pick: Women At Warp, http://w

This week we start celebrating Black History Month by watching Beasts of the Southern Wild. A very good movie that earned the actress, Quvenzhane Wallis, an Academy Award Nomination. Fictionalfemales.com

We are so excited to welcome two special guests this week as we discuss Unwritten, a story telling podcast. We talked with Megan Burnside, executive producer, and Anna Adami, lead writer, about this wonderful and unique show. We talk about how the pro

This week was a listener request through our website, Morticia Addams from the Addams Family franchise. She may be the best mother we’ve ever covered and she and Gomez are relationship goals. fictionalfemales.com

This week we are discussing Dinah Midani from the Netflix show Punisher. We discuss all the excellent elements of her character and how she fits into the over all arc of the show. Amber Rose Revah IMDB Amber Rose Revah Twitter Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Pa

Happy New Year. We ring in 2018 with Dr Pamela Isley, AKA Poison Ivy of DC fame. We get rather ranty in this episode as we discuss how activism and mental illness are punished in Gotham. This episode was a listener request through our website Fict

Merry Christmas. This week we celebrate the holidays with the Haynes sisters, Betty and Judy, from the 1954 movie classic, White Christmas. We apologize for the sound quality and for our singing. Fictionalfemales.com

Happy Halloween! We finish off Witchy Women month with Ursula, the sea-witch. This was a suggestion from the folks at the Gameable podcast. We also read some of our reviews on iTunes. We really appreciate all of them, good and bad. Gameable Podc

This week is a very special episode for our 3rd anniversary. We watched Practical Magic with two guests, Andrea and Christina. Listeners may remember Christina from the Conjuring episode. This episode we discuss the sisters of Practical Magic afte

This week is a listener request: Madison from the 1984 film, Splash. While this movie is considered a classic, there are plenty of problematic aspects. We ranted, alot. Please keep sending requests. The link to our Whelmed guest episode here. Fict

This week we discuss the wonderful Netflix Movie: The Incredible Jessica James. Jessica is a wonderful and complex character that gives voice to honest, but often conflicting thoughts. Spoilers for the movie (obviously) and talk of vibrators are pre

This week we discuss the classic 1962 film, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. This movie shows what women can do together and how epic a feud can get. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane on IMDB: here Feud TV show IMD

This week’s episode is on the new movie, Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron. The movie was based on the graphic novel, The Coldest City. Warning: Spoilers! Atomic Blonde IMDB: here Charlize Theron IMDB: here The Coldest City website: here Wo

This week we welcomed Ashley and Justine from The Cutaways Podcast to discuss Clementine from the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It was a great discussion. We do apologize for the sound quality. Cutaways Podcast on iTunes and twitter. P

This week’s episode is a romantic comedy following two Chinese-American women, Wil and Viv, falling in love among family pressure and a pregnant mother. It is worth a watch. Podcast Pick: Cutaways Podcast. Website found here. Saving Face IMDB pag

This week we discuss Batwoman from DC comics. She is the out and proud Gotham socialite/vigilante. Caution, there may be spoilers, but comics reset their universe every few years anyway. fictionalfemales.com DC Batwoman website Whelmed: the Young Ju

Hello Megan! This week’s episode is full of spoilers for Young Justice. We discuss Miss Martian, telepath, superhero, alien, with special guest Emily from Whelmed: the Young Justice Files podcast. We strongly recommend checking it out. Whelmed we

This week we discuss the fabulous Yu Shu Lien from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the sequel. She is a kick ass body guard who follows the iron way through a life fraught with peril. Michelle Yeoh IMDB Crouching Tiger IMDB

This week we are celebrating Mother’s day by doing an episode about Malory from Archer. She may be a terrible mother but she is a pretty great spy when she feels like it. We hope you all had a great Mothers day! Archer IMDB Jessica Walter IM

This week’s episode is extra special because we are talking about Eowyn from Lord of the Rings and because we have a guest. Our friend Jack Eddy joined us so he could share his extensive knowledge of LOTR. We discuss the various cages she finds her

This episode we discuss Kala (Tina Desai) from the Netflix original series Sense8. Imagine one day sharing a mind with 7 other people. She navigates between science and faith and between love and duty, all while dealing with her new reality. Corre

This week’s episode discusses A League of Their Own. It is the baseball movie’s 25th anniversary this year. It follows Dottie (Geena Davis) and Kit (Lori Petty) as they navigate baseball and sisterhood. Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01

This episode is about Moana from Disney’s Moana. Fair warning, we were very tired when we recorded. Movie Website: http://movies.disney.com/moana Auli’i Cravalho IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7635388/?ref_=tt_cl_t1 fictionalfemales.com &

This episode we discuss Gwen from Advantageous. She struggles with the pressures of being a single mother in a world where women have almost no value. She must face her own fears to protect her daughter from a harsh world.

In anticipation of the upcoming Star Wars movie we offer and episode about Queen Amidala for your consideration. This is a character that starts off so well and with so much potential only to be ruined. What’s your favorite Amidala costume?

Selena and a handful of other survivors make their way from the heart of London to a military checkpoint in the hopes of finding a safe haven from the ultra-violent infected that are dominating the city.

This episode delves into the Japanese film Princess Mononoke, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. This is a tale of nature vs progress, war vs peace. domain of man vs spirituality. The film is full of dynamic and complex women.

We discuss Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road, the winner of our action poll. Listen as we discuss apocalypse scenarios and the many, many, many wonderful female characters. This is a more recent movie so spoiler alert.

This episode covers the book Monstrous Regiment by author Terry Pratchett. The book is about a group of women dressing in men’s clothing in order to fight in a war. The author has a particular gift for describing boy’s walks. We want su

For Father’s Day we are discussing Shilo from the cult classic Repo and her extremely complicated relationship with her father. Listen as we discuss her attempts to try and live her own life while coping with the lies and murder.

Our first Mother’s Day episode is about the Scottish princess, Merida from Brave. The film is a rare Disney story about mothers and daughters. During the discussion we realize that we are maybe not the Disney demographic anymore.

This is an extended and spoiler filled episode covering the main character of BBC’s The Fall. The show follows a female detective squaring off against a male serial killer. It tackles many strong themes including sexuality, murder, mental illness,

This episode we will discuss Susy Hendrix, a recently blinded woman who will have to see her way through a tangle of lies to figure out how to protect herself and her husband. We discuss her struggle to become not only self sufficient but to stay alive.

This episode discusses Gina Carano’s starring role in the movie Haywire. A movie with many great fight scenes, but only one female character despite her being the lead. Which fight was your favorite? P.S. Diana apologizes in advance for the amount

This episode is about Shirley Bennett from Community. We have a few serious moments that are offset by our attempts to do the characters signature two voices. Which line of this badass paintball playing mother of three is your favorite?

This episode will explore our first Semi-Fictional Female. Marie Laveau was in fact a real person, but we will be discussing the events of the character in American Horror Story: Coven and her rivalry with the Salem Witches. Who’s side are you on?

This episode is about the first female X-men!! One of our favorite characters, definitely our favorite super hero team. Listen as we try to understand her timeline and deaths. Fair warning: our true feelings about Cyclops and love triangles get re

This episode we discuss Beatrix Kiddo aka The Bride aka Black Mamba from Kill Bill 1&2. Created by Quentin Tarantino and two of our favorite movies. Which member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad would you be?

1st Podcast! Our inaugural podcast is on the incomparable Scarlett O’Hara, the lead of Gone with the Wind. This is a movie that has sold more tickets than Star Wars and made more money in 1939 than most movies in 2014. Listen to us discuss her p

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